I know it's already been mentioned in another thread, but it deserves a mention here too. Keith 'Whoa Nelly' Jackson passes away at 89. If you're a fan of college football, chances are you've heard him call at least one game. One of the best ever.

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I'm 70 years old so I've seen and listened to all of the best. Keith is clearly #1 in my mind. Lindsey Nelson was also very good.

John Perry Barlow, the writer who penned lyrics to several Grateful Dead songs, has died. Barlow—who was also a retired Wyoming cattle ranger and a cyberlibertarian political activist—passed away quietly in his sleep, according to a statement from Electronic Frontier Foundation, the non-profit digital rights group he co-founded. He was 70 years old.

Barlow began co-wroting songs with Weir in 1971, following a feud between Weir and then-resident Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Together, Barlow and Weir penned “Cassidy,” “Mexicali Blues,” “Black-Throated Wind,” and many more songs until the Dead’s dissolution in 1995.